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Development8 min read
Custom WordPress plugin vs SaaS: how to choose
Custom WordPress plugin vs SaaS is a procurement choice between maintaining a codebase for your WordPress workflow and depending on a hosted product that already supplies much of it. Choose custom when the workflow is specific enough to justify ongoing engineering.
Development11 min read
Custom WordPress plugin cost: what to include in the brief
A useful custom WordPress plugin cost estimate starts with a brief that turns workflows, users, integrations, failure paths, acceptance checks, and ownership into scope.
Development8 min read
WordPress custom tables vs custom post types for plugin data
For a WordPress custom table vs custom post type decision, use a custom post type when your data behaves like editable WordPress content. Use a custom table when the data is high-volume, query-heavy, or needs typed columns and indexes that match your plugin's access patterns.
Enterprise7 min read
High-traffic WordPress architecture: the layers that carry the load
For high traffic WordPress, the edge and full-page cache should absorb most anonymous page views before PHP runs. Capacity problems appear when too much traffic reaches PHP, the object cache, the database, search, or media processing at once.
Enterprise7 min read
WordPress CI/CD with GitHub Actions: tests, builds and safe deploys
A WordPress CI/CD pipeline in GitHub Actions should test every pull request, build one repeatable release artifact, and deploy only code after approval. Keep uploads, secrets, and the database outside the repository, then switch releases with a symlink so rollback does not require copying files over the live site.
Enterprise7 min read
Must-use plugins in WordPress: what belongs there and how to load them
WordPress MU plugins are PHP plugins that WordPress loads automatically from a special directory before normal plugins. Use them for code that is part of the platform and must stay enabled, then keep optional features and third-party packages in the normal plugins directory.
Enterprise7 min read
Migrating to WordPress VIP: a technical checklist
A WordPress VIP migration is a staged move of code, database content, media, configuration, and launch operations onto VIP's deployment and runtime model.
Development6 min read
Headless WordPress examples and architectural patterns
Practical headless WordPress examples divide the platform into two separate systems: WordPress acting solely as a structured content repository, and an external frontend framework rendering the user interface.
Enterprise9 min read
WordPress VIP development: code review, caching and releases
WordPress VIP development requires code that fits a managed platform with automated pull request analysis, persistent caching, restricted filesystem access, and branch-based deployments.